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The Web Microsoft

The world's most popular PDF reader is coming to Microsoft Edge

Arriving this March

By Rob Thubron , February 9, 2023, 6:18 AM

Tech Culture Industry

Biden slams Big Tech's worst practices in State of the Union address

"Capitalism without competition is not capitalism; it is exploitation"

In brief: President Joe Biden gave the State of the Union address yesterday, setting his sights on some of tech companies' worst practices: excessive data collection, ads that target children, and monopolistic corporations that engage in anti-competitive behavior.

Full story By Rob Thubron , February 9, 2023, 5:18 AM

Electronics Mobile

Samsung's Galaxy S23 feature can bypass battery charging, power the phone directly

Play games without being concerned about heat

By Priya Walia , February 8, 2023, 7:22 PM 8 comments

Downloads Software

After a year in development, Transmission 4 is ready

Transmission is a free and open-source BitTorrent client with a very low resource footprint. With over a thousand commits, and many improvements, Transmission 4 uses less memory, brings code modernization and several new features.

By Erik Orejuela , February 8, 2023, 6:50 PM

Software Hardware

Nvidia releases automatic update for Discord bug, but users aren't sure how it works

The issue may be fixed on your system already. If not, download the latest drivers and reboot.

By Daniel Sims , February 8, 2023, 5:53 PM

Electronics

Canon introduces the EOS R50, its new entry-level mirrorless camera

Pricing starts under $680

By Shawn Knight , February 8, 2023, 2:39 PM

Science Electronics

A new lithium-air battery design promises unprecedented energy density

A potentially transformative technology for electrifying transportation

By Alfonso Maruccia , February 8, 2023, 1:54 PM 14 comments

The Web Google

Google AI chatbot Bard dishes up wrong answer in first demo

A swing, and a miss

By Shawn Knight , February 8, 2023, 1:02 PM 12 comments

Software Tech Culture

How Hollywood is unlocking the fountain of youth with de-aging technology

Uncovering the mystery of age reversal, Hollywood style

By Priya Walia , February 8, 2023, 12:38 PM

Tech Culture

Watch the first episode of The Mandalorian on broadcast TV later this month

Think of it as a free trial without having to jump through any hoops

By Shawn Knight , February 8, 2023, 10:48 AM

Software

Opera GX: A browser for gamers and enthusiasts

Set limits on CPU, RAM, and Network usage, use Discord & Twitch from the sidebar, and connect mobile and desktop browsers.

Download Now

Microsoft Security

Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control?

Microsoft's latest OS starts collecting telemetry as soon as the boot process ends

By Alfonso Maruccia , February 8, 2023, 9:58 AM 40 comments

Hardware Gaming

The Nvidia RTX 4070 looks set to arrive in April

With the RTX 4060 following soon after

By Rob Thubron , February 8, 2023, 7:49 AM 16 comments

Tech Culture

Actors speak out against signing away their voices for AI recreation

Is the voiceover business another industry threatened by AI?

By Rob Thubron , February 8, 2023, 6:55 AM 7 comments

The Best AMD X670E Motherboards: 22 Board Roundup, VRM Thermal Test

FEATURE By Steven Walton, February 8, 2023, 6:12 AM TechSpot Hardware

For months we've been gathering as many AMD X670 motherboards as we could to test their VRM performance and see if they can all handle the Ryzen 9 7950X without any kind of thermal throttling.

The Web Microsoft

Microsoft announces new ChatGPT-powered Bing engine and Edge browser

"It's a new day in search"

By Rob Thubron , February 8, 2023, 5:16 AM

Tech Culture The Web

There will be no crypto ads for this year's Super Bowl after the FTX crash

After a sensational Super Bowl LVI debut, crypto's party is over for this year

By Priya Walia , February 7, 2023, 7:13 PM

Download of the Week Software

WhatsApp adds new options for status sharing

WhatsApp's latest update introduces a new private audience selector, voice status, status reactions, status profile rings for new updates, and link previews on status.

By Erik Orejuela , February 7, 2023, 6:58 PM

Car Tech Tech Culture

Researchers propose a fourth traffic light for autonomous vehicles

Light would instruct humans to do whatever the robocars do

By Daniel Sims , February 7, 2023, 5:39 PM 12 comments

Tech Culture The Web

This mashup proves Michael Scott would make "the world's best" Commander Shepard

If you "don't get" The Office, you won't get this video

By Cal Jeffrey , February 7, 2023, 4:26 PM

Mobile Google

Google is building a Blink-based iOS browser in violation of Apple's rules

Apple requires all iOS browsers to use WebKit, for now

By Daniel Sims , February 7, 2023, 3:46 PM 7 comments

Microsoft Software

Recent Windows update wants to snoop through users' Office data

The update won't snitch on licenses or anything else, Microsoft promises

By Alfonso Maruccia , February 7, 2023, 2:37 PM

Electronics

OnePlus teases its first Android tablet, and a co-branded mechanical keyboard

Pre-orders open in April but pricing remains a mystery

By Shawn Knight , February 7, 2023, 2:02 PM

Electronics

Nikon announces 85mm f/1.2 S portrait lens and 26mm f/2.8 pancake for Z mount cameras

High-end primes

By Shawn Knight , February 7, 2023, 11:58 AM

Software The Web

Meet Ernie: China's Baidu to launch ChatGPT-style service in March

Four years in the making

By Rob Thubron , February 7, 2023, 11:15 AM

Gaming The Web

This playable version of Zelda made in Minecraft looks better than the original

The Legend of Minecraft

By Shawn Knight , February 7, 2023, 10:42 AM

TechSpot Video What Ever Happened to Netscape?

It was a magical time, PC sales were just booming and if you were lucky, yours would come with a modem for dial-up Internet access. You would hear the scrambling sound of your phone line connecting you to the world. Launching Netscape and staring at the throbber animation while a single web page loaded.

Hardware Gaming

Nintendo Switch reaches 122 million sales, now the third best-selling console of all time

The Switch has now sold more units than the PlayStation 4

By Rob Thubron , February 7, 2023, 10:07 AM

Industry

Five growth careers in tech for 2023

With plenty more to discover on the TechSpot Job Board

By Kirstie McDermott , February 7, 2023, 9:36 AM

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU Review

FEATURE By Tim Schiesser, February 7, 2023, 9:00 AM TechSpot Hardware

Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU is set to become the fastest mobile GPU for gaming. With its arrival we're getting a new architecture, a new process node, and new levels of laptop performance on the go.